The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21
THEY HAVE GONE.
The Baptist Convention AdiOurns to Meet
in St. Paul in One Year.
Strong Resolutions Adopted and
Much Business Transacted.
Addresses. Etc.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

AlLuOuku LuhIlS VI buo uclckhLcb uhl
left for home on the noon trains, the
Methodist church was well filed wher
the time come to open the exercises O
the afternoon. The session was, as us
ual, opened by devotional exercises.
Mrs. j. Sunderland, of Minneapolis
presented a complete report of the
Women's Home Missions. The repor
comprised a full statement of the worE
done during the past year in all depart
ments, and showed that q great deal hal
been accomplished. The report wal
adopted.
Miss M. ]. Burdette, Of Chicago, gave
an address concerning the Baptist Mis-
sionary Training school established al
Chicago for the purpose of preparing
women for the mission work. The re-
port showed that the results were moi
satisfactory before the school was estab'
lished, many of the missionaries having
failed. Since the school was organized
the results have been very satisfactory
Since the beginning 128 women have en-
tered the school, and so have received
the commission of the association tC
work as missionaries. There are 10 in
the school at present, of whom IL are
Americans. 1t was intended to build g
new $50, 900 building, and Minnesota was
asked to give 81 900 toward it.
The reports of committees was next in
order, and the committee on finance
presented the first. The report stated
that $4,000 was needed for next year
and apportioned $500 among the var.
ious associations, the other 81 800 to be
raised by church collections. The re,
port was accepted.
The committee on resolutions present.
ed report which, as amended, read az
follows:
WHEREAS, There are in Minnesots
about II 900 Baptists, and
WHEREAS, No Baptist can be thorough.
ly and systematically educated in cur.
rent Baptist history and thought without
UNCONVENTIONAL religious paper, and
WHEREAS, There are too few subscrib,
ers in our State to the Standard, there.
fore
Resolved, That in the judgment of this
convention the time has come to make q
vigorous effort to place paper in each
family; that the Standard be invited to
make special concession in price to
new yearly subscribers between now
and the LIST of January next, and that q
larger place be given in the paper to
Minnesota interests; that should this en-.
larged department be given we will use
our best endeavor to secure subscriptions
in our churches; and
ResolUed, That speakers should consci-
entiously limit themselves to the time
allowed for their addresses, and the
presiding officer should have the hearty
support of the convention in securing
such attention to the time limit on the
part Of the speakers. Ten of our mis-
sionaries could be heard each year il
they were to occupy but FIVE minutes
each, or seven if they were allowed sew
en- minutes each, and the reading of the
list of the delegates and visitors were
dispen d with; and
Resol That upon the matter of more
systematic giving by the churches, the
convention has already taken action.
Many other matters regarding which a
better method or more rigid self-con-
troll would be most desirable, seem to
your committee not to fall within the
province of this convention. Nor do we
deem it just to weaken the respect and
confidence of the people in our long es-
tablished UNCONVENTIONAL enterprises by
seeming to imply that they need annu-
ally to be propped up by resolution. We
heartily present the customary recogni-
ton of the kindly hospitality of our
Christian brethren who entertain the
convention. of the church which gives
the use of its house. and of the citizens
who have contributed to make our stay
agreeable; and
Resolved, That we regard with alarm
public Indifference and Christian laxity
with regard to observance of the Lords
day; that continental Sunday is great
curse, which we cannot fail to personally
and unitedly resist in public and private
without great sin against God and man;
and that we cannot cease to earnestly
honor the Lords day ourselves, and to
agitate this question in sermons and dali
ly life, without violating the command OF
God and being untrue to the spirit ol
Christ.
The first resolution was discussed al
length, some favoring the establishment
of a church paper in Minnesota, and
others thinking that the time was moi
yet ripe FOR this move. The last
resolution was an amendment. The
report was adopted.
The following resolutions presented by
DR.. Chase, of Elroy, Wis, were also
adopted:
WHEREAS, Intemperance, the great
evil of our common humanity, is at wal
with the whole fabric of our civil and re.
ligious institutions. undermining the
home, the school and the sacred affairs Of
religion, and
WHEREAS, The open saloon with itl
social drinking habits is the great feeder
of this tide of misery and death, and il
fast consuming the boys of our land
| therefore
Resolved, That this body enter It's sol
emn protest against the saloon as ri
gantic evil, in league with death and hel
for the overthrow of the individual citi
zen and the institutions of our govern.
ment, and
Resolved, That it is the duty of every
citizen to seek in the most conscientious
and efficient way possible the complete
obliteration of this terrible source of woe
and death.
A hot discussion preceded the adop
ton of this set of resolutions, sewers
delegates taking the ground that such
resolutions Accomplished nothing.
The committee on obituaries reported
the death, during the past year, of the
following members:
Mrs. d. III. Simpson, of Saltwater
Mrs. A. Carlson, Rev. A. S. 0rcott, o.
Pipestone; and H. d. Chollar, of Red
wood Falls. The report, which outlined
the life of each of the deceased, was &C
cepted.
The church edifice special committee
presented a report showing fair prog
ress during the past year, and urging
more appropriations. The report wal
adopted.
The committee on the annual report
of the mission board presented q report
urging that the recommendations of the
board be adopted. The report was &C.
cepted. The recommendation had al
ready been carried out.
A five minute recess was taken at THU
point. On being called to order the con
vention united in singing, after which
Rev. Frank Peterson, of Minneapolis
addressed the meeting on "our Scandi
navian Work" Mr.. Peterson is an able
speaker, and treated his subject in such
an interesting manner as to hold the un'
! divided attention of his audience